Health and Safety Manager

Job Purpose

To assist in the management and delivery of an effective Corporate Health and Safety service to ensure

City Facilities Management (UK) Ltd and City Facilities Management (Distribution) Ltd meets its statutory

responsibilities and provides safe working environments for employees, clients and those affected by our

undertaking across all retail, distribution and office sites.

The role is North based and covers Scotland, North East and Northern Ireland and will be required to be

within reasonably easy access of Glasgow Head Office.

Principal Accountabilities

• Formulate and develop health and safety systems, procedures, and practice
• Review procedures to accommodate new and existing legislation, Codes of Practice and Guidance,
  
  

as directed

• Implement and monitor policy and plans, including accident and incident investigations, reporting and
  
  

analysis, and promote improvements

• Assist and develop audit and risk management procedures appropriate to the full range of CFM’s
  
  

activities and properties.

• To undertake safety audits to monitor the systems and verify audit reports
• Provide advice and assistance to Directors, Senior Managers, Employees on all matters relating to
  
  

health and safety and where appropriate environmental issues

• Review health and safety performance of colleagues within various departments of CFM
• Represent the Health and Safety Section at Divisional management/advisory meetings and external
  
  

bodies, as directed.

• Assist in the identification of health and safety training requirements in consultation with departments
  
  

and to develop, where necessary, courses to meet those requirements

• Deliver health and safety training programmes as directed
• Contribute to and help create and foster a good working relationship with other senior officers of the
  
  

Company which will ensure that a corporate approach to management and execution of CFM’s affairs

is maintained

• Ensure, through the Head of Health and Safety, the Senior Health & Safety Manager and with other
  
  

senior officers, the effective and efficient implementation of CFM’s policies and programmes and that

resources are effectively deployed to this end

• Any other duties which contribute towards meeting the objectives of the Health & Safety Department
• Undertake Risk Assessments and prepare written safe systems of work
• Liase with Enforcement agencies and ASDA Regional Compliance Team as required
• Support on other initiatives across City group of companies as required
  
  

SPECIAL FEATURES:

• High degree of flexibility in working hours
• High degree of mobility – travelling throughout nominated area
• Overnight stays away from home as required and based on work load
• Personal fitness – the nature of the job requires the jobholder to climb ladders etc.
• Live within the North region with reasonably easy access to Glasgow Head office.
• Minimum of one year post qualification in a full time Health & Safety role
  
  

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

• All major accident investigations commenced within 1 working day of request
• Urgent site visit within 24hrs
• Accident Investigation Reports, written report made available within 7 working days of commencement
  
  

of investigation

• Undertaking audit programme for all sites, Audit completed and report to Divisional Manager within 7
  
  

days of site visit

• Delivery of training courses
• Attendance at internal health and safety meetings
• Procedures in response to legislation/good practice, draft developed within 12 weeks of request
• Specific training for departments, Training tailored to stakeholders needs